Gold and bitcoin surge after US bond market selloff; UK economy on firmer footing - business live

Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate movesEconomists are also taking heart from the PMI survey, which will come as a welcome positive sign after the less-than-ideal public finances data earlier this morning.Jake Finney, a senior economist at PwC, said:The latest PMI data provides increasingly encouraging signs that the economy is finding firmer footing.The composite index has now been solidly in expansion territory for two consecutive...